About

$1,091,194

pledged of $1,000,000 goal

8,732

backers

SO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

First, we are now FUNDING STRETCH GOALS!

The
first goal will be to fund the addition of GNOMES to Pathfinder
Online. That is the result of the First Crowdforger Poll. Gnomes beat
Halflings by a hair, just 9 votes out of over a thousand responses.
Never fear, Halflings will be added to the game, but Gnomes will get the
priority for development!

We
will be continuing to add WizKids Pathfinder Battles pre-painted
plastic figures to all the Crowdforger Reward Tiers (and any Add-Ons
that feature them too!) Every $100,000 we reach above the funding goal
means we add an additional miniature. The figures that will be included
are to be determined.

Every $100,000 in pledges over $1.050 million adds more Emerald
Spire content. Chris will be included in the book when we get to
$1,050,000!

Sean K. Reynolds will be the next designer added to
the team at $1,150,000. Also, when Sean is added the Emerald Spire will
be 160 pages and we'll be adding an additional Flip-Map to the
Multi-Pack! Let's make that happen, people!

We are a team of experienced game designers and videogame developers who have joined forces to make a next-generation fantasy sandbox MMO, called Pathfinder Online.

Thanks to our community of committed enthusiasts we completed our second Kickstarter. The funding from this project will enable us to substantially accelerate the schedule for Pathfinder Online.

This page has been preserved intact from the end of the Kickstarter. Our thanks to everyone who helped make this success possible!

INTRODUCING THE PATHFINDER ONLINE KICKSTARTER!

Since the start of the campaign, we have added extensive Bonus Content to many of the Reward Levels. To see a summary of the current status of the most popular Rewards, please click this link:

After we announced that UNITY will be our primary middleware platform (and that we'd be making a version for Macintosh!) we released the Environmental Experience so that you can get a taste of how our Technology Demo assets look in the new engine. To play the Enviroinmental Experience in Firefox, Chrome or Internet Explorer, click this link:

Having reached our funding goal is such an amazing achievement. We'll be the 10th most funded videogame project in Kickstarter history. We are showing the videogame industry that there's a place for a fantasy sandbox MMO, FUNDED BY ITS PLAYERS.

This is history-making stuff here, people. And you are a part of it.

The Last Daily Deal!

This is the Daily Deal for today. Everyone who backed the project from 10:00am today on will receive a copy of this item!

Here is the complete list of Daily Deals. If you're curious how to get access to the items you missed, read the "Adventurer and Crowdforger Reward Bonus - Invite A Friend: Shieldmate" info under the Kickstarter Reward Level header.

Pathfinder Online is a fantasy sandbox MMO by Goblinworks based on
the Pathfinder tabletop game. It uses a unique process called
"Crowdforging" to determine what features are implemented in the game,
in what order.

Here is a brief list of some of the highlights of this game:

1. No Grinding- Pathfinder Online uses a skill training system
like that of EVE Online. You train skills by choosing what skill you
want to train and allowing the time required to elapse. You don't train
any faster by farming mobs or spamming your abilities than you do
exploring the world, role playing with your friends, or even being
offline. You will need to complete certain achievements to complete a
skill and open up new avenues of training.

2. No Classes- Unlike other games that give you a narrow range
of abilities as you train your class, in Pathfinder you gain levels in
different Roles based off what you have trained.

3. Player Structures- Build your own homes, taverns, farms,
and even cities! The Pathfinder Online world will be filled with places
players can use to build and customize their own homes, businesses and
communities.

4. More Than A Gankfest- Unlike other Open World PVP MMO's
currently on the market, Pathfinder Online actively discourages
meaningless PVP. A meaningful alignment system that actually offers
mechanical advantages to lawful and good aligned organizations, and a
functional bounty system that allows the player to choose which players
and organizations can collect the bounties they set discourages random
and meaningless killing. Beyond this, the admins are taking a hard
stance against 'griefing', in which players specifically seek to ruin
the experience of other players, often through using game mechanics in
ways that weren't intended. Griefing in PFO can be a bannable offence.

5. All Players are Useful- This won't be like games where a
new player has 49 health and a veteran has 49,000. The attacks from that
new player won't automatically miss the veteran. A new player will be
weaker, but still able to make a meaningful contribution to combat. As a
sandbox where group sizes aren't limited, this means all players are
useful, and don't have to segregate themselves by level.

6. Trade is Meaningful- In Pathfinder Online players must manually transport
items to their intended destination. Most shops are player-run, and
there will be goods more abundant in or even exclusive to certain
regions. Merchants, traders, and even auctioneers are all viable
professions.

The Emerald Spire
Superdungeon includes 32 pages of source material detailing the area
around Fort Inevitable, one of the starter towns in the Pathfinder Online
game. This book replaces the Fort Indomitable sourcebook
listed in the Loremaster reward description. The PDF Superdungeon will
be accompanied by the PDF Emerald Spire Dungeons Flip-Mat Multi-Pack, a
set of Pathfinder Flip-Mats presenting each dungeon level in tabletop
miniatures scale.Emerald Spire Superdungeon Co-Designers

We are also pleased to announce that
new WizKids Pathfinder Battles Miniatures are being added to the rewards
for all Crowdforger Pioneer levels and above! Crowdforger Buddies will get 2 of each miniature, and
Crowdforger Guilds will get 6 of each miniature.

Because you can only select one Reward, the Add-On system was evolved by the Kickstarter community as a way to include additional benefits for backing a project. To use Add-Ons, increase the total amount of your pledge by the specified sum. Leave your Reward selection unchanged. In the post-Project Kickstarter Backer Survey process you'll be able to tell us how you want to allocate the Add-On pledge money!

Crowdforger Buddy and Crowdforger Guild Rewards produce 2 and 6 Pathfinder Online Accounts respectively. You will be able to assign these accounts in the post-campaign survey process and there is no rush.

$10 - Class Pack

When characters arrive in the River Kingdoms in Pathfinder Online, they do so with little wealth or equipment to their name. A Class Pack will provide the character with a selection of items appropriate to a lower level character of the class selected when the class pack is used. Each pack will include a weapon, a suit of armor (torso, legs, and helmet if applicable), and three or four other items of such as thieves tools, shields, boots, gloves, belts, hats, etc. One Class Pack is required per character. You may purchase this Add-On multiple times.

$10 - Honorable Title

Prior to arriving in the River Kingdoms, your character served with distinction elsewhere and was recognized for that service. You'll be able to choose a formal title for your character of Sir, Dame, Master, Brother, Sister, Father or Mother. You will be able to control when this title is displayed to others in-game. One Honorable Title is required per character. You may purchase this Add-On multiple times.

$10 - Secret Salute

You will have access to a special title that commemorates your participation in the Kickstarter. Titles are selectable in game and you can determine when this title is displayed to other characters. You will be able to trigger an on-command "emote" animation available only to Kickstarter backers! A fun way to commemorate the Kickstarter and to show solidarity with other Backers in-game! All characters on your account will have these benefits.

$15 - Additional Player Pack

You packed with foresight before arriving in the River Kingdoms! You'll get an extra Player Pack that you can assign to any character you create, or sell on the in-game market to players who didn't plan as well for their journey along the Crusader Road! One Player Pack is required per character. You may purchase this Add-On multiple times.

$15 - Regional Trait Pack

Players can purchase Regional Traits Packs for their characters that give them background elements of coming from a specific country or region in Golarion. A Region Trait Pack will provide the character with an achievement stating the country they hail from, a title, and a small mechanical effect, all based on the country of origin selected when the pack is used. Select one from: Absalom, Andoran, Cheliax, Five King’s Mountain, Galt, Katapesh, Kyonin, Lands of the Linnorm Kings, Mwangi Expanse, Osirion, Qadira, Rahadoum, The Shackles, Taldor, Ustalav, and Varisia. One Regional Trait Pack is required per character. You may purchase this Add-On multiple times.

$20 - Additional Alliance Pack

Your network of contacts is exceptional. As you arrive in the River Kingdoms you are able to make friends faster than your peers. You'll get an extra Alliance Pack that you can assign to any character you create, or sell on the in-game market to players who didn't make a great first impression. You may purchase this Add-On multiple times.

(Note that each character can only gain the benefit of one Alliance Pack at a time)

$20 - The Memorial of Honor

In the middle of the Crusader Road is a mysterious structure that calls to nearby travelers. Characters who approach and are recognized elicit a display of eldritch power from the construct. Activating the structure removes unwanted disabilities that may have been inflicted in battle or by the acts of other characters. In addition, you may opt to have your real name inscribed on the monument, visible to any who choose to pause for deeper inspection. You may purchase this Add-On multiple times, once for each Character you wish to honor.

$20 - Twice-Marked of Pharasma

All characters in Pathfinder Online are marked by Pharasma and are thus able to return from the dead at the soulbinding points. You bear the same mark as all other characters but you have a second, distinctive mark as well. None know why you bear this mark, nor what it may portend in the future, but be sure that Fate has many surprises in store for those who are Twice-Chosen by the Lady of Graves. The bearer of this second Mark will have access to content and mechanical benefits distinct to those who are Twice Marked! One Twice-Marked of Pharasma Add-On is required for each character. You may purchase this Add-On multiple times.

$30 - Three Months of Game Time

Extend the subscription time included with your Reward by +3 additional months! (Limit 3 per Pathfinder Online account)

$35 - Adventurer Reward Tier

You can Add-On as many Adventurer Rewards as you wish. They will not be able to play the game until the Adventurers are invited to join. They will be eligible for Daily Deals as of the date you increase your pledge by $35 increments, not the date of your first eligibility.

$50 - Miniature Multiplier

Get an additional set of all the WizKids Pathfinder Battles prepainted plastic miniatures from the Crowdforger levels! You may purchase this Add-On multiple times. Available only to $100 Crowdforger Pioneer Backers (and higher). There is no shipping charge for this Add-On.

$100 - 1 Year of Game Time

Extend the subscription time included with your Reward by +12 additional months! (Limit 1 per Pathfinder Online account)

$100 - RPG Print Pack Add-On

For Backers who want to get the Emerald Spire Superdungeon and Flip-Mat Multi-Pack in print as well as PDF. The RPG Print Pack includes a hardcover print edition of the Emerald Spire Superdungeon, featuring an exclusive cover available only to Kickstarter backers; a print edition of the Emerald Spire Dungeons Flip-Mat Multi-Pack; a print edition of the Pathfinder Tales novel The Crusader Road; and an Emerald Spire Campaign Cards game accessory. Also includes 2 bonus Reaper metal miniatures!

Add $15 for shipping to non-US addresses. Canada and Mexico are not US addresses.

You may purchase this Add-On multiple times.

$500 - Hellknights Most Wanted

You get all of the physical RPG products in this Kickstarter including the Emerald Spire Superdungeon hardback, the Emerald Spire Dungeon Flip-Mat Multipack, all of the Crowdforger-level Pathfinder Battles miniatures, 2 bonus Reaper metal minis a print copy of the Pathfinder Tales novel "The Crusader Road", and the Emerald Spire Campaign Cards game accessory. As an added bonus, you will get PDFs of the Emerald Spire Superdungeon, the Emerald Spire Dungeons Flip-Mat Multipack, and the Pathfinder Tales novel The Crusader Road.

In addition, you will provide Goblinworks with a proper name for a character and a 300-word description of that character for use on a wanted poster from the Hellknights in Fort Inevitable. You will even be able to tell us what your character is wanted for in the 300-word description. We will then use Paizo's Pathfinder artists to render a full-color head-shot of that character and then use that head-shot to create a wanted poster of your character. A PDF of all the wanted posters created with this reward add-on will be included along with the Emerald Spire Superdungeon PDF, and the wanted fugitives will appear on the random encounter charts for the Echo Wood area around Fort Inevitable and the Emerald Spire.

To top it all off, you will have the opportunity to use that head-shot as a unique avatar on the paizo.com messageboards!

Add $15 for shipping to non-US addresses. Canada and Mexico are not US addresses.

We have added numerous updates, upgrades and bonus content to the Reward Tiers. There is a link at the top of the page to a complete Pledge Guide showing all these changes. The following describe some of these updates in more detail.

Adventurer Reward Bonus - Character Name Reservation:

You'll
be able to reserve the name of your first Pathfinder Online character!
As as part of the post-Kickstarter survey process you'll be able to
give us your first, second and third choices for your first character
name. They'll be assigned in the order you first backed the project at
the $35 Adventurer level or higher. (If all three of your choices are
taken by earlier backers, we'll contact you to arrange for more
options!) We reserve the right to limit the use of certain names for
legal, marketing and community management reasons.

Adventurer Reward Bonus - The Pathfinder Tabletop RPG Experience:

You'll
receive a PDF of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, and the
Guide to the River Kingdoms sourcebook. Together these two books are a
$23.98 value. The heart and soul of the Pathfinder Online game comes
from its tabletop roots, and we're pleased to be able to bring you this
benefit thanks to our friends at Paizo Publishing! We also encourage you to join the Pathfinder Society and find a regular gaming group in your area so you can start adventuring in the world of Golarion TODAY!

Adventurer Reward Bonus - Destiny's Twin:

As
a special feature of Adventurer accounts, you'll be able to have two
characters training skills at the same time! While one character is
learning how to master the martial arts and gain renown as a warrior,
your other character can be learning the intricacies of the crafting
system and earning a name as an industrial powerhouse! As long as your
primary character is earning skill points, so will its counterpart -
FOREVER! The value of this benefit could easily reach hundreds of
dollars if you became a long-term player of Pathfinder Online. (You will not be able to log in and play both of these characters at the same time)

Adventurer Reward Bonus - Head Start:

You will be invited
to the last month of Early Enrollment so you'll get a jump start on all
players joining on Release. This benefit will be added to the $35
Adventurer Reward Tier.

Adventurer and Crowdforger Reward Bonus - Invite A Friend: Shieldmate

Invite
a friend to the Kickstarter, get a synergy bonus! After the
Kickstarter ends you'll be able to either invite or accept a Friendship
link with another Pathfinder Online account. Once an invitation is
accepted, both accounts will unlock a special bonus: All characters on
both accounts will have the Shieldmate Mark. Any time two or more
characters with the Shieldmate Mark are in a group (regardless of if the
account holders are Friends or not), all the characters with the
Shieldmate Mark in that group will get a synergy bonus.

(Buddy
and Guild Rewards provide 2 and 6 Pathfinder Online accounts,
respectively. You can allocate these accounts as you see fit and there
will be plenty of time to allocate them - there is no rush. Buddy and
Guild accounts are not automatically Friends, and you can opt to friend
other players instead of the other Buddy or Guild accounts in your
Reward.)

You can only offer or accept one Friendship invite, so
you cannot round-robin the Friendship links. A-B-C-A is not OK. Only
A-B.

In addition, the two Friends will get access to the Daily
Deals as of the earliest pledge date of the two backers. This is a way
for you to enable a Friend to get Daily Deals back to the date of your
first eligibility!

Crowdforger Reward Bonus - $1 Million Early Enrollment Upgrade

We've
heard a lot of concern from people who want to switch reward levels,
but don't want to lose their place in line. We want to make sure
everyone has a chance to get into the best reward level for them. We
looked at the numbers pretty carefully, and we believe it will only
stretch our enrollment slots by about 1000 people to offer this benefit
to the Crowdforger pledges up to $1 million.

We're going to allow
all Crowdforger pledges received before the $1 million milestone into
the first month of Early Access. So go ahead and switch levels around
however you wish over the next day or so, and don't worry about losing
your place in line. Once we hit $1 million, the normal system will be
back in effect.

Crowdforger Reward Bonus - Reaper MIniatures

Our
friends at Reaper have provided us with a great addition to the
Crowdforger Rewards! Baron Tervin Blackshield, ruler of Thornkeep, and
goblin commander of the Accursed Halls, Murgmo, come from the pages of
the Pathfinder Online: Thornkeep book. These unpainted metal miniatures
will be included free for all Crowdforger Rewards AND to the RPG Print Pack Add-On and the Hellknights Most Wanted Add-On! We've already got a sneak peek at Murgmo!

PDF Superpack Available to ALL CROWDFORGER LEVELS!

Paizo's community is very strong, and that includes friends at many
excellent third-party publishers that make roleplaying products for use
with the Pathfinder RPG. Paizo reached out to those publishers and asked
them if they would be willing to donate a PDF or two (or sometimes even
more) that we could bundle up and offer as part of the Crowdforger
Kickstarter backers, and the response has been absolutely
amazing—including Paizo's own contribution, it currently includes 59 products from 37 different publishers, with a total retail value of
$318.50! Here is a list of what's currently in our PDF
Superpack—publishers are still joining in, so this list could grow even
bigger!

Risks and challenges

Because Goblinworks has the funding to make Pathfinder Online, even if the timeline is a long one, there is only a very small chance that the game will never see release. One of the largest costs for a computer game project of this scope is the costs for people. If there are significant delays that prevent us from releasing the game to paying customers on time, we would need an influx of capital to make it to the later release. If we couldn’t get that capital, then the release of the game could be in jeopardy. Also, if we were to lose a key member of our staff, it could impact our ability to produce the game. Thankfully, we have contracts in place for all of our key staff, so it would take an extraordinary situation for us to lose one of them.

The key Goblinworks staff has started and grown many successful companies. They have seen MMO games through to completion. In any project of this scope, there will be unseen challenges that will spring up, but the depth of experience of our staff makes us confident that we will be able to meet those challenges head on and defeat them.

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Watcher - Backing the project at this level shows your support for the idea of a fantasy sandbox MMO based on the Pathfinder world. It will also allow us to keep in communication with you both as a backer of the project on Kickstarter and through regular email newsletters and special offers.

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Pathfinder Society - Pass the time until Pathfinder Online's release in the massively multiplayer OFFLINE Pathfinder Society Organized Play worldwide tabletop RPG campaign! You'll receive a special in-campaign chronicle sheet PDF detailing an unusual one-use magic item called the emerald elixir, stolen from a bizarre pool in the Emerald Spire Superdungeon. When used at an official Pathfinder Society game table, drinking the elixir grants your hero the advanced simple template for the duration of the scenario. Alternately, the elixir can be spiked with experimental agents to trigger a beneficial permanent mutation randomly determined on a huge chart included on the certificate. If more than one player activates an emerald elixir at the same table, all drinkers can choose their preferred mutation from the list rather than roll randomly.

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Adventurer - Patrons at this level will receive a digital downloadable copy of the Pathfinder Online MMO and an invite to play once the game hits Open Enrollment, a one month game subscription, and a New Player Pack of consumables. In addition, you will be made a member of the Goblin Squad. Goblin Squad members will be identified with a special icon on the Goblinworks messageboards, currently on paizo.com and later on goblinworks.com. The Goblin Squad will receive special alerts letting them know about new information first: announcements, blog posts, concept art, etc. We’ll give special priority to Goblin Squad members throughout the development process. This is your chance to identify yourself to us and to the community as a key supporter of Pathfinder Online.

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Music Lover - Patrons at this level get all the Adventurer rewards. In addition, you will receive the digital downloadable soundtrack from the Pathfinder MMO game as well as a 32-page PDF behind the scenes book.

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Loremaster – Patrons at this level get all the Music Lover rewards. In addition, you will receive a PDF or e-book of a Pathfinder novel which takes place in the Crusader Road area where Pathfinder Online will start out, and will showcase the storylines that will be in effect at the start of the game. You’ll also receive a 32-page PDF sourcebook providing all the details about Fort Indomitable, the second Pathfinder Online starter town.

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Crowdforger Pioneer – Patrons at this level get all the Loremaster rewards including a digital downloadable copy of the Pathfinder Online MMO and an invite to become an Early Enrollee in the Beta, a three-month game subscription, a New Player Pack of consumables, and a Pathfinder Alliance Pack. Patrons at this level will be invited to join Early Enrollment in the order that they pledged this level. The first 2,000 will be invited into month number one of Early Enrollment. Once we have reached 2,000 patrons at this level, the next 2,000 will get invites to month two, with the next 2,000 getting invites for month three and so on through the ninth month of Early Enrollment.

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Crowdforger Buddy - Patrons at this level get two copies of all the Loremaster rewards, including two digital downloadable copies of the Pathfinder Online MMO and an invite for two to play once the game hits Early Enrollment, two three-month game subscriptions, two New Player Packs of consumables, and two Pathfinder Alliance Packs. Patrons at this level will be invited to join Early Enrollment as a pair in the order that they pledged this level. The first 500 pairs will be invited into month number one of Early Enrollment. Once we have reached 500 pairs of patrons at this level, the next 500 pairs will get invites to month two, with the next 500 pairs getting invites for month three and so on through the ninth month of Early Enrollment.

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Crowdforger Epic Brewmaster - Patrons at this level get all the Pioneer level rewards, including month one access to the Beta through the Early Enrollment process. In addition, you will provide Goblinworks with a proper name for a character. That name will be associated with a fine ale or distilled spirit served at finer Taverns throughout the land! (The copyright to the character name and background you provide will be held by Paizo Publishing, LLC, which reserves the right to reject inappropriate, anachronistic, or vulgar content.)

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Crowdforger Geography Buff –
Patrons at this level get all the Pioneer level rewards, including month one access to the Beta through the Early Enrollment process. In addition, you will provide Goblinworks with a proper name for a character and a 300-word history of that character, and our staff will use your character's lore to create a name and history for a specific location like a bridge, stream, crossroads, copse, hill, or similar geographical feature in the Crusader Road region of Pathfinder Online. Upon launch of the Beta, you will be given the geographical coordinates to the area named for your character. Characters who explore that area will learn of your character's name, accomplishments, and the history of your area via an in-game marker. Finding these markers within the game will unlock exploration achievements, spreading your character's legend far and wide! Who knows, the Battle of Fergrud’s Grove could go down in Pathfinder Online history! (The copyright to the character name and background you provide will be held by Paizo Publishing, LLC, which reserves the right to reject inappropriate, anachronistic, or vulgar content.)

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Crowdforger Guild - Patrons at this level get six copies of all the Loremaster rewards, including six digital downloadable copies of the Pathfinder Online MMO and an invite for six to play once the game hits Early Enrollment, six three-month game subscriptions, six New Player Packs of consumables, and six Pathfinder Alliance Packs. Patrons at this level will be invited to join Early Enrollment as a guild of six in the order that they pledged this level. The first 200 guilds will be invited into month number one of Early Enrollment. Once we have reached 200 guilds at this level, the next 200 guilds will get invites to month two, with the next 200 guilds getting invites for month three and so on through the ninth month of Early Enrollment. Patron guilds will receive a Guild Starter Pack, as well as having the right to reserve their guild name (subject to name approval).

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Crowdforger Alpha - Patrons at this level get all the Crowdforger Pioneer rewards including a digital downloadable copy of the Pathfinder Online MMO and an invite to become an Early Enrollee in the Beta, a three-month game subscription, a New Player Pack of consumables, and a Pathfinder Alliance Pack. You will be welcomed as part of a very small group of alpha playtesters in a closed Alpha of Pathfinder Online. This will be a great chance for you to give us direct input on how Pathfinder Online ends up looking and playing in its final incarnation. Once we hit the Beta, you will be invited to play from the first month onward.

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Crowdforger Magic Master -
Patrons at this level get all the Alpha level rewards, including full access to the Alpha playtest and month one access to the Beta through the Early Enrollment process. In addition, you will provide Goblinworks with a proper name for a character and a 300-word history of that character, and our staff will use your character's lore to create a name and history for a famous in-game spell. Goblinworks will email each backer at this level in the chronological order in which they funded this level, and give them options regarding the types of spells available. Certain options may fill up quickly if they are popular, and may not be available to later backers. Imagine every gamer casting Fergrud's Fabulous Fireball! (The copyright to the character name and background you provide will be held by Paizo Publishing, LLC, which reserves the right to reject inappropriate, anachronistic, or vulgar content.)

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Crowdforger Item Master -
Patrons at this level get all the Alpha level rewards, including full access to the Alpha playtest and month one access to the Beta through the Early Enrollment process. In addition, you will provide Goblinworks with a proper name for a character and a 300-word history of that character, and our staff will use your character's lore to create a name and history for a famous in-game magic item. Goblinworks will email each backer at this level in the chronological order in which they funded this level, and give them options regarding the types of items available. Certain options may fill up quickly if they are popular, and may not be available to later backers. Your next treasure hoard might include an item you helped to create! (The copyright to the character name and background you provide will be held by Paizo Publishing, LLC, which reserves the right to reject inappropriate, anachronistic, or vulgar content.)

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Crowdforger Famous Ancestor–
Patrons at this level get all the Alpha level rewards, including full access to the Alpha playtest and month one access to the Beta through the Early Enrollment process. In addition, you will provide Goblinworks with a proper name for a character and a 300-word history of that character, and our staff will use your character's lore to create a famous ancestor for you and write your ancestor into the history of the Crusader Road area of the River Kingdoms. We'll create a statue of your famous ancestor based on your own character's in-game appearance (to ensure a striking family resemblance) and place it in a prominent place in one of the game's starter towns. A plaque on the statue will detail the history of your honored ancestor, who will also be mentioned in famous in-game books distributed throughout the game. (The copyright to the character name and background you provide will be held by Paizo Publishing, LLC, which reserves the right to reject inappropriate, anachronistic, or vulgar content.)

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Crowdforger Tavern Owner -
Patrons at this level get all the Alpha level rewards, including full access to the Alpha playtest and month one access to the Beta through the Early Enrollment process. In addition, this reward gives you ownership of a tavern somewhere in the Crusader Road starting area for Pathfinder Online. This tavern will be located on one of the roads between settlements and will be a valuable stopping off point for people moving through the wilderness. The exact location will be offered to each backer on a first-backed, first choice basis. You'll work with the Goblinworks staff to customize aspects of your tavern, including the design of an NPC "regular" who always sits at the bar, giving customers a friendly face to see every time they come to visit. You'll also get a chance to choose five illustrations from Paizo Publishing's vast catalog of fantasy imagery to hang as paintings in your tavern. The Goblinworks staff will work with you to name your tavern and design a unique sign outside. Six months of upkeep costs for the tavern will be issued to your account when you start the game. As long as you pay upkeep coin for the tavern every month, it is immune to siege warfare and can never be taken away from you.

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About US$ 5,000

Crowdforger Table-top Experience -
Patrons at this level get all the Alpha level rewards, including full access to the Alpha playtest and month one access to the Beta through the Early Enrollment process. In addition, you’ll get the ultimate one-on-one experience at Paizo and Goblinworks HQ! Bring up to five guests for a five-hour Pathfinder RPG gaming session with the celebrity GM of your choice: Rich Baker, Jason Bulmahn, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, or Wes Schneider. You’ll also enjoy a three-hour nine-course dinner at the world-famous Herbfarm restaurant with Ryan Dancey, Lisa Stevens, and your celebrity GM. We will regale you with stories from our times in this industry and answer your questions in an intimate setting. (You are responsible for your own transportation and lodging costs.)

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Pledge $10,000
About $10,000

Crowdforger Art Lover: Wayne Reynolds - Patrons at this level get all of the Crowdforger Alpha level rewards. In addition, world-famous Pathfinder artist Wayne Reynolds will paint your hero in the style of his head-to-toe "iconic character" images based on a 300-word description provided by you! The painting will be appear in the Pathfinder Online game as an image of a renowned hero hanging in an important NPC establishment. Additionally, the painting will be used by WizKids to create a prepainted plastic miniature for an upcoming set of Pathfinder Battles miniatures, and we will provide you with 10 copies of that miniature after it is released. You will receive the original painting, and will be given a high-resolution scan for your personal use. You'll also have the ability to use your hero's illustration as a unique avatar on the Goblinworks messageboards. (The copyright to the image, character name, and description will be held by Paizo Publishing, LLC., which reserves the right to reject inappropriate, anachronistic, or vulgar content. Your hero must conform to a race and class combination allowed by the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook.)

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge US$ 10,000
About US$ 10,000

Crowdforger Custom - We have had several requests from backers who would like to work out special terms for a pledge of $10,000 or more. We're happy to discuss that with anyone interested. This Reward Tier has been created to allow those Pledges to be processed.